"You're so close, Zia... come on!"
I stood on tiptoes and stretched my arms to reach the grills of the small exhaust opening in the bathroom wall. Vanessa and her gaggle of witches seemed to lock me inside, and no matter how loud I screamed, no one had heard me. She was right that this place was really secluded.
That left me with two options: escape through the exhaust or bulldoze my way through the door. I didn't want to be written up with damage to university property, so the hard way it was.
The chair I was standing on wobbled, threatening my balance. My legs shook from the exertion, but I managed to finally grab one of the grills before the chair crashed on the floor. My body dangled for a second until I hauled myself up and hooked my arms on the steel bars.
I quickly unlocked the
